Improvement in sounding-toys



UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARLO ARPISELLA, OF OLD POINT COMFORT, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT lNSOUNDlNG-TOYS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,1 19, dated August14, 1877 application filed June 5, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARLO ARPISELLA, of Old Point Oomfort,in the countyof Elizabeth City and State of Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toys and I do hereby declare that the followingisafull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being bad to the acccompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved musical instrument or toy, bymeans of which the soundsemitted by the human vocal organs can be somodified as to resemble the sound of a trumpet or other similar musicalinstrument, and various highly amusing and pleasing efi'ects can beproduced.

My invention consists of two concavo-convex disks or shells of anysuitable material, united together with their concave sides adjoiningeach other by means of an elastic fastening, and provided with anaperture at some portion of their adjoining edges, to which the mouth ofthe operator is applied in using the instrument, as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved toy, and Fig. 2 a sectional view thereof.

The letters A B represent two concavoconvex disks or shells, constructedof wood, metal, or any other suitable material, and connected togetherwith their concave sides adjoining by means of a spring, O, which issecured at its ends to the center of each disk by means of the hooks D,formed on the ends of the pins E, inserted through the disks, or bymeans of any other suitable fastening devices.

The letter F represents an aperture or opening, which maybe formed atany point or portion of the edges of the adjoining disks, to which themouth of the operator is applied for the purpose of sounding theinstrument.

Instead of both disks being made concavoconvex in form, one may be madeflat and the other concavo-convex, and the two united by means of thespring, with the concave side of the concavo-convex disk adjoining theflat one; and the spring by which they are united may be of anyconvenient description, such as a spiral metallic spring, for instance,instead of being made of india-rubber or caoutchouc, as represented inthe present case.

To sound the improved instrument,or put it in operation, the operatorplaces his mouth to the opening at the edges of the disks and sings, atthe same time breathing with more or less force into the space betweenthe two disks. This causes the two disks to separate slightly, thespring by which they are connected yielding for the purpose, and thedisks will be vibrated by thesound-waves of the voice, modifying thesound of the voice, and changing it so as to resemble the tones of atrumpet or other similar musical instrument.

The operator may sing a variety of tunes through the instrument, thevoice being always modified thereby, and thus a variety of highlyamusing and pleasingeffects may be produced.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A toy musical instrument consisting of two disks, preferably concavoconvex in form, united together by means of an elastic spring, andhaving an opening at their edges, to which the mouth of the operator maybe applied for the purpose of sounding the instrument, substantially asset forth and shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

- CARLO ARPISELLA.

Witnesses FRED. A. SOHROTER, H. LIEBEY.

